MALONE – NY – Clarke Davenport, Starting pitcher and ace of the Malone Border Hounds has been called up to the Empire State Greys of the MLB Partnered Frontier League.

Clarke was impressive on MLB Pro Day when he tossed 93 mile per hour with a spin rate of 2436 on his fastball.

He was impressive in his first start with the Border Hounds going 7 innings and striking out 9 batters.

” He was impressive from the start, we wanted to see what he could do in a game and showed enough. Im excited to see what he can do at the next level.” Jerry Gonzalez

Clarke will report to New Jersey where he will get the start against the top hitting team in the league in the New Jersey Jackals.

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TUPPER LAKE, NY – The Tupper Lake Riverpigs defeated the Plattsburgh Thunderbirds by a score of 9-3 on Sunday Funday in Tupper Lake.

Alberto Lopez started for the Riverpigs as he went against Beres Burgens of the Thunderbids. Lopez would go 3.2 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits for the Riverpigs before handing the ball over to Jacob Boyd who would get credited with the Victory in this one.

The Riverpigs put up 4 runs in the 2nd led by a bases loaded walk by Manuel Molina, a Hit by pitch by Ryan Enos, a single by Starling Paulino that drove in Ellison Hanna and wild pitch.

The Thunderbirds couldnt get much going offensively, however George Sutherland continues his hot streak hitting going 2 for 5 with a triple.

The Riverpigs were led by Starlin Paulino and Walner Espinal who both had 2 hits each. Espinal led the team with 3 runs batted in.

The Riverpigs tooka 4-0 lead and would never lose the lead the entire game. The bullpen shut the door to give the Riverpigs their 5th win a row.

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Malone, NY – The Malone Border Hounds came back to defeat the Japan Islanders in the bottom of the 8th for a 14-12 victory.

The Islanders took the lead in the 2nd inning 6-1 as the first 6 batters of the inning all scored. Darius Barton drove in a run on a single while Tommy Dunleavy drove in two with a laser to left field.

Malone, However, answered with a 4 run inning when catcher Nate Darwin doubled in both Matt Golda and Darlin De La Rosa. Devon Hawks singled and drove in both Nate Darwin and Tristan Bourne.

Hawks was not done as the following inning he belted a 2-run shot over the right center wall. a 380ft shot.

It was a back and forth game, the Islanders scored 3 in the top of the third on a double by Tommy Dunleavy that drove in two more. The Islanders added 3 more in the 4th inning and would be silent the rest of the game.

The Border Hounds were not done as they would score two in the 5th, 2 in the 6th and 2 in the 8th.

Amaury Telamaco Jr was stellar as he tossed 6 shutout inning allowing just 3 hits and striking out 6 batters with no runs or walks.

Jacob McCarthy had a big day with 4 hits, 4 stolen bases and 4 runs scored. Jerry Torres joined him with another 4 hits and driving in 3 runs. Hawks finished the day going 3 for 5 with 3 runs, a homer, 4 RBI’s and 2 stolen bases.

Telemaco Jr was credited with the win and Nakasato was credited with the loss.

The final score was 14-12 in favor of the Malone Border Hounds.

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MALONE, NY – The Saranac Lake Surge have come together to put up some great games as of late and they have traveled to Malone to defeat the Border Hounds for a second straight time.

It was no easy task as they took this second game in Malone by a score of 4-2.

Salix Felix was a big stand out in this game once again as he homered over the left center wall to give the Surge a lead. A 2-run shot in the same place he hit his first of the year, against the Border Hounds

Starter for Malone Clarke Davenport and Surge Nic Daniels were outstanding today. Nic Daniels would go 7 inning without a run and striking out 8, while Davenport also went 7 innings striking out 9 batters but giving up 2 runs.

Border Hounds infielder was the highlight offensively for the Hounds as Devon Hawks belted his first of the year to shorten the lead but it was not enough as the Border Hounds would go down to the Surge for the second straight matchup.

Border Hounds will play tomorrow at 11am while the Thunderbirds take a much needed break.

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Tupper Lake, NY – The Tupper Lake Riverpigs have defeated the Plattsburgh Thunderbirds by a score of 3-0 on a pitchers dual.

Joseph Brennan got the start for the Riverpigs and he just cruised through the lineup. Brennan tossed 6 inning while striking out 9 batters and only giving up 1 hit. The Riverpigs bullpen shut it down as they would only allow 1 more hit through 3 innings in relief. The Thunderbirds had only 2 hits in the game.

Walner Espinal led the way offensively as he belted his first homer of the season over the left field wall and into the lake. He finished the game 2 for 4 with a HR and 2 RBI’s.

There wasn’t much noise made by the Thunderbirds. However starter Andrew Kramer tossed 6 innings without allowing an earned run. He struck out 2 batters and gave up just 4 hits and was tagged with the loss. Zach Miner and Michael Temple were the only Thunderbirds to reach base on a hit.

The Riverpigs remain undefeated while the tbirds fall back once again.

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